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MozambiqueCabo Delgado province › March 2025

Cabo Delgado province: conflict events in March 2025

Monthly report from UCDP event data for Cabo Delgado province, Mozambique. Country-wide report: Mozambique, March 2025.

13events9 the month before
27est. deathsrange 17–34
14civilian deaths

Cabo Delgado province, Mozambique saw 13 recorded events and 27 estimated deaths in March 2025. That is +44% compared with 9 events the month before. The death toll range is 17 to 34.

46% of the month's events were state-based armed conflict. Civilian deaths: 14.

The most active pairing was Government of Mozambique - IS with 6 events.

Where events happened

2025-03-31: IS vs Naparama (3 deaths)2025-03-27: Government of Mozambique vs IS (1 deaths)2025-03-27: IS vs Civilians (3 deaths)2025-03-27: IS vs Civilians (1 deaths)2025-03-27: Government of Mozambique vs IS (1 deaths)2025-03-26: IS vs Civilians (3 deaths)2025-03-25: Government of Mozambique vs IS (1 deaths)2025-03-22: Government of Mozambique vs IS (1 deaths)2025-03-17: IS vs Civilians (1 deaths)2025-03-14: Government of Mozambique vs IS (10 deaths)2025-03-13: Government of Mozambique vs IS (1 deaths)2025-03-13: IS vs Civilians (0 deaths)2025-03-04: IS vs Civilians (1 deaths)
Recorded organized-violence events in Cabo Delgado province, March 2025. Circle size scales with estimated deaths.State-based Non-state One-sidedOutlines: Natural Earth.

Deadliest events, March 2025

DateWherePartiesEst. deaths
14 Mar 2025Macomia district
Cabo Delgado province
Government of Mozambique vs IS
State-based, 3 civilian, 3 sources
10
8–10
31 Mar 2025Ancuabe district
Cabo Delgado province
IS vs Naparama
Non-state, 2 civilian, 2 sources
3
3–6
27 Mar 2025Muidumbe district
Cabo Delgado province
IS vs Civilians
One-sided, 3 civilian
3
0–3
26 Mar 2025Mocímboa da Praia district
Cabo Delgado province
IS vs Civilians
One-sided, 3 civilian
3
0–3
27 Mar 2025Mocímboa da Praia district
Cabo Delgado province
Government of Mozambique vs IS
State-based
1
27 Mar 2025Mocímboa da Praia district
Cabo Delgado province
IS vs Civilians
One-sided, 1 civilian, 2 sources
1
1–2
27 Mar 2025Nangade district
Cabo Delgado province
Government of Mozambique vs IS
State-based, 2 sources
1
25 Mar 2025Macomia district
Cabo Delgado province
Government of Mozambique vs IS
State-based, 2 sources
1
0–1
22 Mar 2025Macomia district
Cabo Delgado province
Government of Mozambique vs IS
State-based, 2 sources
1
17 Mar 2025Meluco district
Cabo Delgado province
IS vs Civilians
One-sided, 1 civilian, 3 sources
1

Parties

PartyEventsEst. deaths
IS1327
Government of Mozambique615
Naparama13

All months

Monthly reports:Jul 2026Jun 2026May 2026Apr 2026Mar 2026Feb 2026Jan 2026Dec 2025Nov 2025Oct 2025Sep 2025Aug 2025Jul 2025Jun 2025May 2025Apr 2025Mar 2025Feb 2025Jan 2025Dec 2024Nov 2024Oct 2024Sep 2024Aug 2024Jul 2024

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Source: UCDP GED and Candidate Events, CC BY 4.0. See methodology.